Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 170

The Grant family had already received the invitation for the banquet. Moreover, Mark’s sister was engaged to Alex, and everyone in the Grant family knew Ellie had lived with the Warrens for over a decade, growing up alongside Alex.

Alex was clearly waiting for Ellie; Mark could tell.

Once Mark left, Ellie ignored Alex and went to the restroom before making a beeline for the exit.

“Here, take your phone,” Alex said, handing over the pink handbag to Ellie by the edge of the road in front of the restaurant.

Seeing Ellie accept the phone, the tension in his brow slowly eased. “Get in, I’ll drive you home.”

Ellie glanced at the flashy silver sports car parked not far away and calmly declined, “No, thanks.”

She understood he hadn’t merely waited here just to return her phone; his intentions were much clearer than that.

As Alex reached out to grab her arm, Ellie instinctively pulled away. His temper flared, “Are you scared you’ll die if you sit in my car?”

distant. “Dying isn’t the issue.

and for a moment, Alex’s heart skipped a beat. The complex emotions swirling in his gaze softened as he said, “Ellie, there

a word. Of course, there wouldn’t be a next time. She’d never give him that

inside him. A few minutes passed, and before Ellie could gather her bearings, Alex forcibly

hour later, at the Warren family’s private airport, he

a secluded island surrounded by water. Noticing the pallor of Ellie’s face,

was seventeen. With all this experience, what are you afraid of?” he said, his tone a

cold sweat pooling in her palm. Rubbing her hand

greeted them, and only when Ellie’s feet touched the ground did she feel like she

the sandy beach, taking in her unfamiliar surroundings, a wave of anxiety crashing

and sailing yachts since his school days. He practiced martial arts, played e–sports,

loathed. So he pulled out his double

but he was also fluent in several languages and had won various competition trophies. As he

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degree just for the sake of betting and not wanting to lose.

purely for the convenience